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Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Apr 24, 2025
All TitlesTitle 7Chapter IPart 52Subpart D - Subpart D—United States Standards for Grades of Dates
View all text of Subpart D [§ 52.1001 - § 52.1011]
§ 52.1011 - Score sheet for dates.
Size and kind of container
Container mark or identification
Label or brand
Net weight
Style
Count (per lb.)
Moisture content (if determined)
One variety (□) Yes (□) No
Factors
Score points
Color20(A)18-20
(B) (B-Dry) 1 16-17
(C) (C-Dry) 1 14-15
(SStd) 1 0-13
Uniformity of size10(A)
(B) (B-Dry)		9-10
1 8
(C) (C-Dry) 1 7
(SStd) 1 0-6
Absence of defects30(A)
(B) (B-Dry)		27-30
1 24-26
(C) (C-Dry) 1 21-23
(SStd) 1 0-20
Character40(A)36-40
(B) (B-Dry) 1 32-35
(C) (C-Dry) 1 28-31
(SStd) 1 0-27
Total score100
Grade

1 Limiting rule.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
cite as: 7 CFR 52.1011
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